We are all gearing up for Pirates Pack the Park this weekend at The Mariners’ Museum and so I thought I’d share some of the Pirate treasures we have in the Library for each day leading up to the big event. InThe Pirates Own Book or authentic narratives of the lives, exploits, and executions of the most celebrated sea robbers, I’ll be sharing some of the illustrations and bits of history that still make the pirates from long ago so intriguing. Here’s two for today:罗伯特船长在旧·卡拉巴尔河的船员。Read about Captain Roberts and you’ll find out about his many tales of marauding, but in this book, you will learn of one way that pirates came across so much alcohol.–Captain Bartholomew Roberts was introduced to the pirate life in 1719 when he was taken by the pirate Davis off of the Guinea Coast. From there he began capturing vessel after vessel, taking their goods and seizing, burning or sinking their ships. From Surinam to the Barbadoes and Tobago, Captain Roberts was a skilled pirate. In one case, he knew of a Dutch custom where you are to hoist your jack in order to signify that you wish to trade with the inhabitants of an island. Knowing this signal, many flocked to Captain Roberts with the hopes of a good trade only to find that his intent was to take their goods and destroy the vessel.–This quote is great because it summarizes the success of his exploits well: “Roberts and his crew were so fortunate as to capture several vessels and to render their liquor so plentiful, that it was esteemed a crime against Providence not to be continually drunk” (page 92).– – Gibbs and Wansley burying the Money –Instead of being robbed of your goods by Captain Roberts, some pirates buried their valuables.–Charles Gibbs was an “atrocious and cruel pirate” who once boarded the brigVineyard作为其中一个船员。随着威廉·丁诺比斯队队长，该船员将从新奥尔良航行到费城，拥有丰富的货物。当吉布斯听到在船上的物种中的54,000美元中，它听起来很像普通航行......直到5天进入航行。通过这些信息，他与其他三名机组人员合谋，杀死了船长和伴侣并向船舶进行了大修。第二天，他们分开了几桶的物品（每次5,000美元），制作袋子并缝制了钱。在大约15英里的S. S. S. E.的南安普顿灯光下，他们用钱，被嘲笑，焚烧了船只。吉布斯了解到这笔钱属于斯蒂芬吉拉德，去了棕色岛屿的岸边，在沙滩上非常轻微地埋葬金钱......他们最终被尝试，吉布斯被公众判处盗版和谋杀。–If you want to celebrate with your crew Captain Roberts-style, come on out, have a refreshment, and see what’s going on at The Mariners’ MuseumPirates Pack the Parkevent on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 10am – 5pm. I don’t think that there will be any buried bags of money, but free admission to the PPP event is just as good nowadays.